18.12.09

This greeting card is from Luis Ligarribay, Argentina

Mi tarjeta de amor, paz y esperanza para todos aquellos a quien Papá Noel nos trajo siempre lo que se le cantó...
Por que en estas fiestas consigamos lo que siempre anhelamos... cueste lo que cueste.
Felices Festicholas !!!
Les desea
Luiso
http://www.luiso-birome.blogsot.com/

New Year greeting card from Julio Carrión Cueva - KARRY, Peru

Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
Buon Natale e felice Anno Novo
Feliz Natal e próspero Ano Novo
KARRY
Julio Carrión Cueva
Humorista Grafico e Ilustrador
Telefono: (511) 393 1721 - Cel: 994828406
http://karrycartoons.blogspot.com/
http://www.karrycaturas.com/
http://www.toonpool.com/artists/KARRY
http://www.geocities.com/satiramorim02/satira05.86.htm
http://www.greekartoon.gr/content/view/292/31/lang,en_GB.UTF-8/
http://www.trome.com/tonline/galeria/esquinakarry.asp
http://kiks.blogalerie.com/BlogalerieKIKS-b1/Julio-Carrion-Cueva-KARRY-PERU-b1-p12.htm

16.12.09

Cartoons / Winners of the International Cartoon Competition "Just Explain It Simply"

We are happy to be able to announce the winners of the International Cartoon Competition "JUST EXPLAIN IT SIMPLY - FINANCIAL CRISIS AND POVERTY".

1st prize: Masoud Ziaei Zardkhashoei, Iran

2nd prize: Wesam Khalil, Egypt

3rd prize: Roland Regge vom Schulzenhof, Germany
Appreciation: Horacio Petre, Argentina.
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You can see the selected works at http://cartoons.talide.de/en/preistraeger.php5
If you are among the winners, please contact our office at TALIDE <talide@gmx.de>
The jury has also selected 72 works for the exhibition and the catalogue. The creators of these works have been informed already by e-mail.

ACA Christmas cartoon 2009

On behalf of the ACA’s Committee of Management, we’d like to wish you and your family a wonderful Festive Season and an awesome New Year!
After a year of political ups and downs, taxes and treachery, ongoing wars and the adventures of Tiger Woods, it’ll be great to finally take a break and relax listening to the latest news on climate change.
Enjoy your Festive Season in a generally safe fashion as we’d love to see you all again in 2010.
Happy Holidays from the ACA!
Jules Faber
ACA President
http://www.cartoonists.org.au/

Results of the 9th Tehran Cartoon Biennial 2009

Results of the 9th Tehran Cartoon Biennial 2009 - Iran

Grand Prize: Ares – Cuba (Above)

FEAR
First Prize: Yuriy Kosobukin - Ukraine
Second Prize: Mihai Ignat - Romania
Third Prize: Mohamad Akbari - Iran
Honorable Mention: Saeid Sadeghi - Iran

CARICATURE

First Prize: Oktay Bingöl – Turkey
Second Prize: Mohammadreza Doust Mohammadi - Iran
Third Prize: Dalcio Machado - Brazil
Honorable Mention: Hadi Tabasi - Iran

FREE

First Prize: Mahmoud Mokhtari - Iran
Second Prize: Mojmir Mihatov - Croatia
Third Prize: Mahmoud Azadnia - Iran
Honorable Mention: Shahrokh Heydari - Iran

COMICSTRIP

First Prize: Xiao Qiang Hou - China
Second Prize: Angel Boligan - Mexico
Third Prize: Patrick Vergueiro - Brazil
Honorable Mention: Amir Hasan Sazvar – Iran.

The competition bulletin in PDF

13.12.09

8th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2009

8th FreeCartoonsWeb International Cartoonet Festival 2009 - China
1.Sections/Themes:
1) Cartoon: A) City Life; B) Global Warming; C) Financial Crisis; D) Free Theme
2) Caricature: A) Famous President; B) Sports Star; C) Entertainment Star; D) Business Star.
2.Deadline: December 31, 2009 (postmark date)
3.Entries:
1) Size: Min: A4 (210 mm x 297 mm), Max: A3 (297 mm x 420 mm)
2) Quantity: Unlimited
3) Please send original drawings to this Festival. Black & white or colored, any style, any technique will be accepted. Digital artworks (CD & Disk) and good quality photocopies will be accepted.
4) Please write the following information in the top left corner on the back side of cartoon: name, address, tel & fax, e-mail, title & theme, sections.
5) Participants are requested to send together with their cartoons, an entry-form with signature, a photograph or caricature. The form can be downloaded at our website.
6) Titles or entry-form must be filled out in understandable English or Chinese.
7) After sending original drawings, all cartoonists can participate in festival through your own E-mail by submitting your cartoon to: freecartoons@126.com
Format: JPEG Size: max. 2000 k per cartoon Resolution ratio: 200 dpi - 300 dpi
(Each e-mail must be accompanied by the author's entry-form for the submitted cartoon.)
4.Prize:
1) Cartoon:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate + Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate + Catalogue.
2) Caricature:
Grand Prize (1 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Gold Prize (2 awards): Certificate + Catalogue + Gifts;
Silver Prize (4 awards): Certificate + Catalogue;
Bronze Prize (8 awards): Certificate + Catalogue.
5.Contact:
Address: Jiang Lidong, FCW2009 Cartoonet Festival, No.01, Lane 703, Julu Road, Shanghai 200040, P.R.CHINA
URL: http://www.fcwfcw.net/ , http://www.fcw.cn/ , http://www.fcwfcw.com/
E-mail: freecartoons@126.com (Only for Festival)
Tel: 0086-21-62216801 , 0086-13818006180
Rules & Entry-form: http://www.fcwfcw.com/Diary.asp?ID=550 .

10.12.09

First HopCartoon International Cartoon Contest 2010 with theme: From Cry to Laughing

FIRST HOP CARTOON INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2010 - IRAN
Rules:
1-Theme: From Cry to Laughing
2-Technic: free
3-The number of sent cartoons is 3 and they must be of 300 dpi resolution, A4 size and JPG format. (Please do not send Zip or rar Format!).
4-The cartoons must be sent at the e-mail address: festival@hopcartoon.com . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
5-Please attach in .doc format a brief presentation of your artistic activity (surname and first name, address, e-mail address, a photo and your CV).
6-Prizes:
First prize: golden medal of HOP CARTOON + Trophy + Honorable Mention + CD-Catalogue
Second prize: silver medal of HOP CARTOON + Trophy + Honorable Mention + CD-Catalogue
Third prize: bronze medal of HOP CARTOON + Trophy + Honorable Mention + CD-Catalogue
8 Honorable Mentions + CD-Catalogues.
7-The works will be displayed at HOP Cartoon website: http://www.hopcartoon.com/
8-Deadline: MARCH 10, 2010.
9-All profits from the festival benefit will spend for children orphans and children with canser.
10-CONTACT: HOPCARTOON@YAHOO.COM
RESPONSIBLE: HAMED NABAHAT.

9.12.09

Results of Cartoon Contest "Climate Change", Ruse - Bulgaria

Results of Cartoon Contest “Climate Change?!”– Ruse, Bulgaria, 08.12.2009
Prize of Cartoon divide:
Oleg Goutsol – Ukraine
Rumen Dragostinov – Bulgaria
Special Prizes:
Yuriy Kosobukin – Ukraine
Vladimir Kazanevsky – Ukraine
Grigoris Georgiou – Greece
Trayko Popov – Bulgaria
Ivailo Tsvetkov – Bulgaria
Diploma:
Mohammad Saleh Razm Hosseini – Iran
Shahin Kalantarey – Iran
Aristides E. Hernandez Guerrero – Cuba
Heino Partanen – Finland
Doru Axinte – Romania
Cristian Topan – Romania
Huseyin Cakmak – Cyprus
Anna Sokolska – Poland
Miroslaw Krzyskow – Poland
Huey Nguyenhuu – USA
Stefan Jahsnowski-Herschel – Germany
Andre Mathijs – Belgium
Serafim Bakoulis – Greece
Hu Xuming – China
Biswal Bijayananda – India
Grigori Katz – Israel
Dilyana Nikolova – Bulgaria
Ognian Balkandjiev – Bulgaria
Prize of Comic Strip divide:
Luka Lagator – Montenegro
Mehmet Kahraman – Turkey
Special Prizes:
Milena Ivanova – Bulgaria
Makhmudjon Eshonkulov – Uzbekistan
Sava Babic – Serbia
Diploma:
Oleksiy Kustovskiy – Ukraine
Daniel Eduardo Varela – Argentina
Prize of Ruse Art Gallery:
Cecilia Montague – Ireland
Diploma:
Read Khalil – Syria
Ivana Valocka – Chech Republic
Athanassios Efthimiadis – Greece
Special diploma:
Cartoon Club “Cranberry” - Russia.
The opening of exhibition and award ceremony – 15th of December 2009, at 5 p.m. in Ruse Art Gallery, Ruse, Bulgaria.
In 2010 Europe Direct will organize traveling exhibition in all offices in Bulgaria.

8.12.09

Results of 4th Braila International Cartoon Contest - Romania

INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST BRAILA 4th edition 2009
Prizes:
Great Prize - Stefan Despodov (Bulgaria)
First Prize - Pavel Botezatu (Romania)
Second Prize - Vladimir Michalov (Russia)
Third Prize - Ahmet Aykanat (Turkey)
Special Prize - Yury Kosobukin (Ukraine)
Special Prize - Cristian Topan (Romania)
Special Prize - Antonio Garcia (Mexico).
Source: dum-dum .

7.12.09

16th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEER: GOLDEN KEG 2010

16th International Cartoon Humour Competition on the Topic of BEER: GOLDEN KEG 2010 - Slovakia
On Thursday, 1st April 2010, an exhibition of the best competing works, a festive announcement of the results and the handing of prizes to the most successful authors of the 16th competition in accordance with the Jury’s decision will take place as follows:
GRAND PRIZE (Grand Prix) Golden Keg and 500 €
1st Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and 200 €
2nd Prize Small GOLDEN KEG and 150 €
3rd Prize Small Golden KEG and 100 €
The Competition Jury reserves the right not to grant any of the prizes or to grant other special prizes. The organisers will accept for the competition all works that will be delivered at the address of the Šarišská gallery in Prešov by 22nd February 2010.
The organisers of the competition reserve the right to publish selected works in promotional materials and to re-install the exhibition, while each competitor will receive a competition catalogue.
Competition rules:
1. Each author can send at maximum five original works, including graphic techniques.
2. The competition is open to anybody and everybody, and it is not restricted in terms of artistic design methods.
3. The formats of the works should not exceed the A4 dimensions.
4. The competition is non-anonymous. Each work should be signed on the reverse and bear the author's full address.
5. The rewarded works will become property of the BEER GALLERY in Prešov.
6. Send your works at the address:
Šarišská Galéria (p. Fedor VICO) ul. Hlavná 51, 08001 Prešov SLOVAKIA.
Please clearly mark the envelope with the word "PIVO".
E-mail: fedorvico@gmail.com

5.12.09

Houseman is the theme in 3rd International Contest of Caricature & Cartoon Vianden 2010

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF CARICATURE AND CARTOON OF VIANDEN
under the auspices of Le Ministère de l’Egalité des Chances
1. Subject: The Houseman
2. Deadline: 20th February 2010
3. Prizes:
Adult category:
1st prize: 3000 € + trophy
2nd prize: 2000 € + trophy
3rd prize: 1000 € + trophy
Four mentions: certificate of honour.
Youth category:
Prize Shopping Center Belle Etoile: 500 € + trophy. It means a special prize for young people up to 20 years old living in the Grande Région including Wallonia, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Lorraine and Luxembourg.
4. Entries:
- Initially each participant can send at most 3 works in digital form via Internet to the following address: cartoon@caricature.eu. The author must indicate in his e-mail the following informations: his first name, last name, his complete address, his e-mail address, his phone number, his birth date, the category and the title or the number of each work. The characteristics of these electronic sendings are as follows: format JPEG, good quality and max. 500 KB per picture.
- Out of these e-mails the jury will make a selection of 90-120 drawings and will request from the authors of these works the sending by mail of the originals for the choice of the prizes and the publication in the catalogue. All these originals will be shown in the exhibition and in the catalogue. Their size will be min. DIN A4 (210x297 mm) and max. DIN A3 (297x420 mm), good quality paper, not folded and without a passe-partout. On the back side of every work must be clearly mentioned the first name, last name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, birth date of the author, the category as well as the title or the number of the work. This deadline is 19th March 2010.
5. Technique: Free, black and white or in colour, without subtitles. Digitally created works are accepted. They must be signed by their creator on the back side and be numbered by 1/1. Photos and copies of original works will be eliminated.
6. Exhibition: The award ceremony of the adult category will be held on 7th May 2010 in the castle and the exhibition will take place in the Hall of the Knights of the Castle of Vianden from 8th May until 6th June 2010. It’s foreseen to show the works in other cities and in the Museum of Caricature and Cartoon of Vianden until 9th May 2011. The award ceremony of youth category will be held during the itinerant exhibition at Shopping Center Belle Etoile in Bertrange from 16th to 25 September 2010.
7. Returns: After these exhibitions the originals will be returned to their authors except the works selected for one of the prizes. The awarded works will become property of the organizer. The organizer cannot be held responsible for the loss or damage of the return postage.
8. Catalogue: The authors whose works will be selected for the exhibition will receive a free catalogue by mail together with his work(s). Prize winners will get their catalogue during the award ceremony.
9. Results: The publication of the results will be done on the website http://www.caricature.eu/ after 8th May 2010. The award winners selected by the jury will be personally informed by e-mail or by phone. The final decisions of the jury, which will meet on 20th March 2010, are incontestable.
10. Copyright: The selected participants allow the organizers to use their works only for promoting the author, as well as the event. All other copyright remains property of the author.
11. Generalities: The works should not have been awarded before. By taking part to this contest the participants agree to the abovementioned rules.
12. Address to send the originals to:
Musée de la Caricature et du Cartoon de Vianden
48, Grand-Rue, L - 9410 VIANDEN Luxembourg
13. Further informations:
Florin BALABAN Phone: +352 – 621 28 37 90
Pol LEURS Phone: +352 – 78 83 18
cartoon@caricature.eu
GOOD LUCK.